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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

What is heat of hydrogenation and heat of combustions?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
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Heat of hydrogenation of alkenes is a measure of the stability of carbon-carbon double bonds. All else being the same, the smaller the numerical value of heat of hydrogenation of an alkene, the more stable the double bond therein
Enthalpy of hydrogenation is defined as the change in enthalpy, which occurs when one mol of an unsaturated compound reacts with an excess of hydrogen to become fully saturated at atmospheric pressure and room temperature the reactants and products being in their natural states under these conditions
 
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